Claire walks out of her wedding after her fiancé and best friend make her blind father a cruel bet.
The Heir Who Quit Luxury
He refused a billion-dollar fortune and set out to build his own car empire.
ShortMax · 32 episodes
Story
Fresh out of school, a poor young man turns down a billion-dollar fortune. He wants to make it on his own, so he goes into the car business under an assumed name. His girlfriend's family treats him like dirt. He gives himself three years to answer them the hard way, by building the JAC business empire from scratch.
Business / rags-to-richesRevenge & paybackunderdog grindsharp payback
Who will like it: viewers who liked humble heroes who turn down a fortune to prove everyone wrong.
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from ShortMax's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Where to watch
ShortMax
- Episodes
- 32
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortMax | 32 | — | — | — | Oct 18, 2026checked by hand |
Cost to finish
Passes for ShortMax on the App Store: $9.99 to $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on ShortMax
- Length
- 32 episodes is longer than 15% of the 60 ShortMax dramas on our list (typical: 60).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- CEO, Modern, Tit for Tat
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- 251K views, 83.6K likes
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